VSSL1 minGAO Report on the MIPS ProgramThe US Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released a report, "Provider Performance and Experiences Under the Merit-based...
VSSL1 minAnalysis: How Receiving Care Under Both ACOs and bundled Payments Affects OutcomesIn collaboration with colleagues on the Payment Insights Team and at the Leonard Davis Institute at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr....
VSSL1 minAnalysis: Physician Group Performance in Year 2 of the Medicare MIPS ProgramVSSL has been a nationwide leader in evaluation and analysis of Medicare's Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) program. The Lab...
VSSL1 minVSSL Joins New Interdisciplinary Covid-19 Vaccine ProjectIn collaboration with UW colleagues Dr. Gary Hsieh (Human Centered Design & Engineering) and Dr. Katharina Reinecke (Allen School of...
VSSL2 minSupporting Health Equity Through Payment: A Call To Action"Payment is a powerful motivator. In the US, clinicians are paid more for providing more services, regardless of how they affect...
VSSL2 minDecision Science Group: It Matters How Clinical Risk is CommunicatedIn a study led by Dr. Joshua Rosen and mentored by Dr. Joshua Liao, a team from the Decision Science Group surveyed Americans adults to...
VSSL1 minJoshua Liao Appointed as Associate Chair for Health SystemsWe are excited to share that Dr. Joshua Liao, Associate Professor and VSSL Director, has been named Associate Chair for Health Systems in...
VSSL1 minCan Telehealth Enable New Care Management Strategies In Value-Based Payment Models?VSSL Director Dr. Joshua Liao thinks so. In a blog article published in Health Affairs, Dr. Liao and collaborator Amol Navathe argued...
VSSL1 minVSSL Director Joins State CommitteeVSSL's Dr. Joshua Liao was recently selected to represent the University of Washington and sit on the state-wide Health Care Cost...
VSSL2 minInsights from the Field: How Do Doctors Think the MIPS program improves value?In a recent analysis published in the American Journal of Accountable Care, VSSL members Leah Marcotte, Lingmei Zhou, and Joshua Liao...
VSSL2 minInterview with VSSL Director: Innovation is a Word that Sucks Up All the Oxygen in the RoomIn an interview with the CEO of Buoy Health, VSSL's Joshua Liao discussed innovation in the context of health care payment, delivery, and...
VSSL1 minVSSL Member Wins Department AwardCongratulations to VSSL member Dr. Leah Marcotte for being named a 2021 Chair of Medicine Scholar! The Chair of Medicine Scholars Award...
VSSL1 minSetting a National Goal to Pay-for-EquityIn the Journal of the American Medical Association, VSSL's Joshua Liao penned an article with Risa Lavizzo-Mourey (Robert Wood Johnson...
VSSL1 minNew Analysis: Trends in Behavioral Health IntegrationIn a recent article published in Psychiatric Services, VSSL members Dr. Leah Marcotte (first author) and Joshua Liao (senior author) led...
VSSL1 minConference Round-Up: VSSL presentations at National MeetingsRecently, VSSL team members participated in several national conferences focused on health systems issues. Dr. Joshua Liao presented "The...
VSSL1 minNew White Paper: Framework for Primary Care ReformDespite the association between primary care and better health outcomes, growing calls for primary care reform highlight the fact that...
VSSL2 minMandatory Payment Models Could Inadvertently Perpetuate Health Care DisparitiesIn a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, Joshua Liao and Penn colleagues show that communities with lower proportions of...
VSSL2 minShould the Biden Administration Transform or Scrap MIPS?In a recent article through Health Affairs, Dr. Joshua Liao highlighted the importance of MIPS as a policy issue facing the Biden...
VSSL1 minEnhancing Value-Based Payment Models Using Telehealth"The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has driven clinicians and organizations around the country to expand their telehealth...
VSSL1 minUsing Innovation Methods to Navigate COVID-19 ResurgenceCovid is far from over. Despite many changes since the beginning of the pandemic, health care providers may nonetheless face the need to...